A Gem from Grandma #12
More Than Just a New Year Resolution! I wonder if you have made a New Year resolution for this year. Perhaps, like many of us, you’ve given up on the idea as...
Adele
A Gem from Grandma #11
Keeping Christ in Christmas Christmas is truly a “wonderful time of the year.” Without Christmas we would have a great hole in our yearly activities. We’d miss having a special time to focus on...
A Gem from Grandma #10
Raising teenagers in a changing world - Part 3 Just a few more ideas to complete my thoughts on raising teenagers which I’ll cover briefly. 1. Focus on being a parent and...
A Gem from Grandma #9
Raising Teenagers in a changing world - Part 2 Communication In this Gem I want to focus on on listening and keeping communication lines open with your teenager. As I have said...
A Gem From Grandma #8
BRINGING UP TEENAGERS IN A CHANGING WORLD - Part 1. A lot has changed since our three sons were teenagers. They didn’t have access to the internet, their own computers, laptops, or...
EXPERIENCING GOD’S LOVE AND CARE IN THE MIDST OF A BUSY LIFE
I’d like to share one of my favourite photos from my early days of motherhood. I just love this photo—the love and awe on the faces of my two older sons as...
A Gem from Grandma #6
The family that prays together stays together In my recent Gems I’ve been sharing some ideas on training our children in response to the Proverb: Train up a child in the way he should...
A Gem from Grandma #5
Training your children in DECISION MAKING How often have you thought about training your child/children to make wise decisions? I remember a little Gem that a fellow young mum passed on to...
A Gem from Grandma #4
The importance of Godly discipline “I’ll be good Daddy; I’ll be good!” I still remember the solemness of the service in a small country church being interrupted by my brother repeating the above...
A Gem from Grandma #3
Training our Children My gem this month is taken from the book of Proverbs. These proverbs were written by King Solomon who was noted for his wisdom. They are written from his...